In China's market, there are all kinds of nuts, some of which are made in China and some are imported.
In terms of naming, in order to attract consumers, imported nuts often have a special name, which is more memorable.
However, some nut names have high particularity, but they have played a "counter-effect".
For example, this kind of nut we introduced today is advertised by merchants as a special product in Xinjiang, and it is often sold at a high price. It can fetch tens of yuan a catty, but it is imported, and it can fetch tens of yuan a catty in China. However, it is not known that the price 1 kg is less than 1 yuan when it is purchased from the villagers of foreign origin, and its name is abalone fruit.
In many places in China, the sales of abalone fruit are relatively average. Even if people see it, they are not interested in buying it. In fact, it is also a very good nut, which may be because of the name, which leads to the sales volume is not particularly good.
Nutritional value of abalone fruit
The abalone fruit is shaped like abalone. If you look closely, you will find that its shape is mostly irregular trihedron, with a relatively average face value and not soft enough to touch.
The fruit of abalone is inside the shell, and the nuts are very large.
Because of its rich nutrition, such as eight kinds of amino acids needed by human body, the content of calcium, iron and phosphorus is much higher than other nuts, so abalone fruit also has the title of "king of nuts". People with children at home will buy some for their children to eat, and there are still many benefits.
The abalone fruit tastes crisp and has a unique fragrance. For those who like it, eating it is a kind of enjoyment.
But there are also many people who don't like the taste of abalone fruit. Even if they are given it for free, they all dislike it.
The original abalone fruit has a very small audience, because its oil content is particularly high, and the taste of dry food is not very delicious. After being processed into various flavors, it is much better. The abalone fruit sold in China is salty and creamy.
There are many names for abalone fruit, such as "Brazil chestnut" and "desert chestnut", etc. If it was earlier, it would be called Brazil chestnut, which might attract more people to try it early. Nowadays, when people hear abalone fruit, it is difficult to infer its origin from its name. There are still many people who mistakenly think that it is a specialty of Xinjiang, and even some merchants don't know its origin, which has caused many misunderstandings.
Some people also regard this as "hype". Some merchants know that it is a foreign country and an imported product, but they deliberately say it is a Xinjiang specialty, because many Xinjiang specialties are of good quality, and people are more acceptable to Xinjiang fruits and nuts.
However, these propaganda left a bad impression on those who knew the abalone fruit, and those who didn't know the truth didn't accept the abalone fruit very much after knowing the truth.
A more credible statement is that abalone fruit is produced in the tropical rain forest of Brazil.
There is plenty of rain, trees grow rapidly, and some small animals in the forest will eat nuts as food and store the rest.
Some buried abalone fruits will sprout when the time is ripe, and the number is increasing, and the yield is extremely good.
The price for the buyer to buy abalone fruit is less than 1 yuan.
Abalone fruit trees are very tall, can be 30 to 40 meters long, and look spectacular, and people will look extremely small below.
It's not like some fruit trees, which have many branches and luxuriant leaves, and the abalone fruit trees are especially clean.
It is basically impossible for ordinary people to climb up and pick fruits, which is a joke with their own lives.
In Bolivia's tropical rain forest, many mountaineers take homemade bamboo forks and go to the mountains to pick up "dinosaur eggs". When the whole family is out, they can pick up several thousand kilograms of "dinosaur eggs" in a few hours. After putting the found "dinosaur eggs" somewhere, the mountaineers will not carry them down immediately, but cut them open with machetes, revealing abalone fruit.
When the abalone fruits are all cut out, the mountain people will transport them down the mountain.
People there will give the fruits to the buyers, and one kilogram will be more than 20 cents.
Of course, it is not always possible to pick up "dinosaur eggs". Mountain people usually choose to go up the mountain in sunny days, because the danger on the mountain is very high in rainy days, and it is more likely to encounter snakes, insects and scorpions in the jungle.
One thousand feet slipped, and you can't tell where you will fall, let alone transport the abalone fruit down the mountain.
Secondly, when the wind is too strong, it is not advisable to go up the mountain to pick fruits. Abalone fruit trees are so high. In case of being hit by falling fruits, it will be a headache or a headache.
It is no joke that the speed of fruit falling to the ground can reach 80 km/h in 3 seconds at the height of abalone fruit trees.
Although the price of the buyer is very low at the time of purchase, before sending it to China, the buyer has to transport the nuts to the processing plant first. It takes money to hire a car. So many nuts have to be transported by big trucks, and there are all kinds of difficulties on the way. In case some roads are flooded, they have to cross the river by ferry.
After the nuts arrive at the processing plant, they have to be processed, and the labor cost is a lot of money.
When it is finished, it will be packed and sent to China by plane.
Therefore, the price of tens of yuan a catty is not expensive for abalone fruit.
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